“Socrates said the perfect society would be based on a great lie. People would be told that lie from the cradle‚ and they would believe it‚ because human beings need to make order out of chaos(-Anne Frasier)”. The Giver perfectly reflects the quote because their lives are based on a huge lie from birth to their death‚ but the Giver and receiver are exposed to the dark truth. Human beings are incapable of creating a perfect society due to their nature and limitations. This claim can be supported
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Utopia is the U-TOPIC-ia In the current society‚ people are angry at every other country for problems that could be easily repaired. With many governments being stubborn with how they handle their countries as well as how they lie to their citizens‚ many people are untrusting of both their current government and other countries. With one super country the world could be a relatively nice place for everyone. Some of the poorest countries in the world would no longer have to beg countries for clean
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A perfect utopian society will never exist‚ but key components to everyone’s day to day lives could help them live happily and comfortably. A utopia is a community or state in which everything in it is perfect. This community has perfect and desirable qualities which focuses on the ideals of the community members‚ pleasing all of their wants. A perfect utopian society in my eyes is one with no danger or fears‚ living comfortably without any worries for money or resources‚ and getting along with each
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thought about rejecting your own society? (BS-1) In Jonas’s community everything is made or planned for you with no choice that you have to make. (BS-2) After Jonas realizes that something is different in his community‚ he starts to question everything that occurs in his community‚ especially when he takes the role of becoming the new Receiver of Memory. (BS-3) But after he figures out everything he questioned‚ he notices that he needs to make a change in his society‚ something needs to be better in
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"The giver" takes place in a dystopian society where everything is regulated‚ no one does or says anything without the Council knowing; Their jobs‚ spouses‚ and children are all chosen for them‚ everything is on a schedule everyone is on a routine‚ get up go to work come home eat sleep repeat every single day. There is no time for recreation or anything of the sort. In some ways this is superior to our own society‚ perhaps it would be better to suppress certain emotions of the human psyche. We evolved
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This quote perfectly describes Jonas’s society in The Giver (Lowry). Jonas has the perfect community without poverty and war‚ but it comes with a price. He is the only one who can experience real emotions and pain. Another imperfect society is the village from the video‚ “Christmas Kindness”. Oprah Winfrey says that one third of Southern Africa is affected with Aids. Most of the huts in the video did not even have doors. That is why living in Jonas’s society would be more desirable than the African
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perfect society is great a perfect society is not that great.If you live in a society where every thing is the same and evreyone is the same people will want to change.I do not think everyone being the same is good and people not getting to choos what they wanna be when they become an adult. People are destined to change overtime.In this essay you will see what I mean It is about a boy from the book the give who changed overtime. In the book the giver they have
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differences that divide the world’s population? As Australians‚ we can all enjoy‚ to some extent an amazing amount of freedom – both philosophically and physically. Compared to other countries we have more freedom in what we are able to do and say. Our society is one of the most diverse groups of people on earth and with far less discrimination apparent than other countries. It is said that we are all free to do‚ say and feel whatever we want‚ but is this true? As humans we are all controlled by some
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Have you ever lived in a perfect society? In the book The Giver‚ it is a world without color‚ pain‚ suffering‚ feelings‚ or love. It is a very limited‚ but also controlled society. Nobody has choices to do anything‚ only to strictly follow the rules. People living in the community cannot make choices on their own‚ or else they will choose wrong‚ and create suffering. People do not have love‚ because they do not know what love is. They have never experienced any feeling or emotions in their lives
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Persuasive Essay Government has so much control on individuals lives‚ anymore could lead to an utopian society. Halloween is one holiday were a child has a step to freedom. Parents would walk there toddler door to door until the child is able to walk on its own and soon have no supervision. Trick or treating should not be age restricted because its gives a combination of freedom‚ growth and entertainment. Some say females mature faster than males. Others say human development depends on how that
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